Dongan Chicken
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Difficulty
Easy
Time
10m
Serving
4
It was called "Dong'an Chicken" in the Republic of China. In the first period of the Northern Expedition in 1926, Tang Shengzhi, a famous patriotic general of the Chinese Kuomintang, served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of the Northern Expedition. After the victory of the Northern Expedition, Tang Shengzhi settled in Nanjing. To celebrate the victory of the Northern Expedition, he hosted a banquet in Nanjing to entertain his subordinates and colleagues. During the banquet, there was an "official protection chicken". His personal chef is from Wujiaqiao, who is more particular about his cooking skills. The first chicken to be selected must be a female that has not lay eggs, weighing no more than one and a half catties; the firework is just right to keep the blood in the chicken bones bright red; in the knife method, a chicken is cut except the internal organs. It is sixteen pieces and placed on a plate, which happens to be a complete chicken. After eating it, my subordinates and colleagues said that this dish is beautiful in appearance, bright in color, fresh and tender, sour and spicy and refreshing, fat but not greasy, long-lasting food, full of aroma, rich in nutrition, fragrant, sweet, sour, spicy, Tender and crispy with six flavors. When asked what the name of the dish was, Tang Shengzhi was about to speak, and Gu Boxu who was next to him reminded him: "Hometown flavor and hometown cuisine." Tang Shengzhi immediately said, "This is a special dish of Dong'an, called'Dong'an Chicken'." Tang Shengzhi spoke widely. "Dong'an Chicken" is often used as a side-pressing dish in hospitality. Guo Moruo's "Hong Bo Ji" also records: During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Tang Shengzhi hosted a banquet in the mansion in Shuiluzhou, Changsha. Among them, the Dongan chicken was very delicious. In February 1972, during the U.S. President's visit to China, Mao Zedong hosted a banquet in honor of Nixon, and Dongan chicken was also served during the dinner. Nixon praised while eating, and after returning to China, he praised the Dongan chicken for its excellent taste. It soon spread to Southeast Asia, North America, Jordan, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and other countries. Since then, Dong'an chicken has been listed as a state banquet dish, the first of the eight Hunan dishes.
